March 21 Calendar

Friday

Mar 21, 2014 at 12:01 AM

Calendar information to 30 E. First Ave., email it to calendar@the-dispatch.com, or mail it to The Calendar, The Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Lexington, 27293 so it is at The Dispatch one week prior to its publication date. Include an address for the event. Events listed below are in Lexington, unless otherwise noted. For publication of church and nonprofit yard sales, please call classified advertising at 249-1637.

Calendar information to 30 E. First Ave., email it to calendar@the-dispatch.com, or mail it to The Calendar, The Dispatch, P.O. Box 908, Lexington, 27293 so it is at The Dispatch one week prior to its publication date. Include an address for the event. Events listed below are in Lexington, unless otherwise noted. For publication of church and nonprofit yard sales, please call classified advertising at 249-1637.Applications are being taken for the 17th Annual Welcome Easter Parade through Saturday. The parade will be at 3 p.m. April 12. Applications are available at BB&T, Bank of North Carolina and NewBridge Bank offices and Reggie's Flower Shoppe, all in Welcome. High school bands, churches, civic groups, Scouts, clubs and others can participate. For more information, contact Judy Butler at 731-7391.The Crump, Ftizgerald, Shoaf, Evans families will have a reunion meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday. The meeting will be at the home of Ray and Elizabeth Crump, 111 Ellington Ave. Al Khattab Shrine Temple No. 201 is having its annual spring barbecue chicken dinner Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Acacia Lodge No. 66, 915 Cotton Grove Road. Plates are $7 and proceeds will go to our National Diabetes campaign. The Davidson County Republican Party will hold its annual Lincoln/Reagan Banquet on at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Lexington Municipal Club Ballroom. U.S. Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-5th) will be the keynote speaker Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for anyone younger than 18 and young children are free. Sponsorship levels are $1,000, $500 and $250. Buffet dinner is included. Contacts for tickets and sponsorships are Chairman Larry Allen at 312-1186 and Vice-Chairman Dwayne Childress at 338-2636.The youth of First Lutheran Church will sell pine straw from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. The price is $5 per bale, if the customer picks it up at the church, $7.00 per bale, delivered or $9 per bale, delivered and spread. All proceeds will go to help pay for the youth trip to the National E.L.C.A. Youth Gathering in Detroit in 2015. For more information call the church office at 248-6018.The Michael-Lopp-Brummell family will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Acacia Lodge on Cotton Grove Road.The ladies of Cotton Grove United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Cotton Grove Road and Jersey Church Road, will have a chicken pie sale at 8 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall. A whole pie with a pint of gravy is $7. Homemade desserts are available early. Orders must be picked up by noon. Call 357-5262 to pre-order. Relay For Life of Davidson County The REAL Survivors will host a meeting of cancer survivors, caregivers and community members at 6 p.m. Sunday at 222 Mt. Zion Church Road. Dr. David Kolb, chaplin for Hospice of Davidson County and Emily Leach, American Cancer Society Community specialist will attend. This will be a time of anointing for those interested. Contact Lynn Tesh at lynnct92@yahoo.com or 629-6981Shiloh United Methodist Church, 943 N. N.C. Highway 150 will have its annual family life center dinner and auction at 6 p.m. March 29. A dinner hosted by the youth fellowship will be followed by a paddle auction of a wide variety of items, including a beach timeshare, baked goods and car washes. First Wesleyan Church, 1405 Winston Road, will have a poor man's supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 29. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels.The Third Annual Multicultural Festival 5K Run/Walk for Wellness sponsored in part by the City of Lexington and RoadID will be April 5 at Finch Park. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the event takes place rain or shine. A limited number of T-shirts are available. For more information, contact Tammy Curry at 248-3237. For more information about the event or the 18th Annual Multicultural Festival, visit www.lexingtonnc.gov.A free health and wellness fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5 at Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 111461 Old Highway 52. Various screenings will take place and information about health issues will be available..The City of Lexington Parks and Recreation department will host youths ages 2 and 3 to participate in a preschool choir. Practices will be held at 3 p.m. April 12 and April 26 at the Robbins Recreation Center. The preschool choir will perform "It's a Small World" at the 18th Annual Multicultural Festival. There is no charge to participate in the choir. To register, please visit the www.lexingtonnc.gov. Registration ends April 14. If you would like any additional information, please contact Tammy Curry at tbcurry@lexingtonnc.gov or 248-3960 ext. 3237.The City of Lexington Parks and Recreation department invites youth ages 4 and up to participate in a choir/liturgical dance/mime group. Practices will be held at 6 p.m. April 13 and April 27 at New Life Worship Center. The choir will perform at the 18th Annual Multicultural Festival on May 3 at Finch Park. There is no charge to participate. To register, please visit the www.lexingtonnc.gov. Registration ends April 14. If you would like any additional information, please contact Tammy Curry at tbcurry@lexingtonnc.gov or 248-3960 ext. 3237.The Rev. Henry Williams Family will hold a reunion in Wadesboro from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14. Call Ella Willaims Moore at 769-0680 for more information.Governments and GroupsThe Veterans of Reeds American Legion Post No. 62 will sell chicken pies from 9:30 a.m. until noon Saturdays. The pies are frozen and ready to cook. Mixed meat pies are $9 each, and all-white meat pies are $10. Gravy and cooking instructions are included. For more information, to place an advance order or to schedule a pick-up appointment outside regular Saturday hours, call 247-2488, 225-6881 or 853-7212. Proceeds from the sale of the pies go to veterans projects in the west Davidson area and to the State Veterans Home in Salisbury.

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